Dyer v. Bean
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from FrcmlcUn, Cvrcmt Crnrt in Chancery. Hon. Feliz I. BatsoN, Circuit Judge. The negroes in. controversy were purchased with a part of the proceeds of the sale of their mother’s “ reservation under the provisions of the treaty made by and between the United States and the Chickasaw Nation of Indians; and conveyed, by deed of conveyance, by the agent who purchased them for the defendant, Joab Bean, and by his express direction.
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Appeal from FrcmlcUn, Cvrcmt Crnrt in Chancery. Hon. Feliz I. BatsoN, Circuit Judge. The negroes in. controversy were purchased with a part of the proceeds of the sale of their mother’s “ reservation under the provisions of the treaty made by and between the United States and the Chickasaw Nation of Indians; and conveyed, by deed of conveyance, by the agent who purchased them for the defendant, Joab Bean, and by his express direction. But, supposing the proof insufficient to establish the allegation that the negroes were paid for ■out of the proceeds of Mrs. Bean’s land, the validity of the…
1Opinion of the Court
jVTv. Justice WalKeb-
delivered the opinion of the Court.
This is a suit in chancery, brought by the complainants, to-recover certain negro slaves, which complainants claimed in right of complainants, Catharine, Elizabeth, and Josephine, as the-children and heirs-at-law of their mother, Peggy Bean; and also under a bill of sale, executed-by one Hutchins, at the instance-of the said Joab Bean..
The history of the case, as drawn from the bill, is: That the-mother of complainants, Catharine, Elizabeth, and Josephine, was a native Indian woman, of the Chickasaw Nation of Indians, and intermarried…
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